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Subject: TIP:PdoxWin:A Small Box of Useful Tools:2001.05.25

Version 1.1 (2000.09.18)
edited by Mike Irwin
Repost by Mike Irwin: 2001.02.05
Version 1.2 (2001.05.25)
edited by Mike Irwin

====================
0. Introduction
====================

This FAQ addresses a number of small operational problems
that people have had over time. While Paradox traditionally
offers ways of doing things, it normally doesn't actually
package them up into a very usable format. Hence this small
bundle of tools

-------------------------------
 0.1 Legal Info and Disclaimers
-------------------------------

Paradox is a trademark of Corel.
Borland Database Engine (BDE) is a trademark of Inprise.

The information provided in this FAQ is provided "as is" and
is not warranted in any way. The information provided in
this FAQ is not endorsed or authorized by Corel or Inprise
in any shape, form, or manner. The editors claim NO
responsibility for ANY illegal activity regarding this file,
or as a result of someone reading this file.

You may distribute this file, as long as the copies are
complete, unaltered, and are in electronic form only.

-------------
 0.2 Feedback
-------------

Please send feedback in a Corel Paradox newsgroup or the
news:comp.databases.Paradox newsgroup to any of the FAQ
Team mentioned in the "FAQ: FAQ FAQ" document.
Please preface the subject of your post with the string
"PDXWIN FAQ" to alert Team members to the function of
the message.
Please specify the FAQ name and section number the
comment applies to, if any.

==============================
1. General Information
==============================

This is a pure Paradox form. It should be usable on all
32-bit versions of Paradox, and might be usable on earlier
ones too - you may, however, have to comment out certain
parts. It is arranged into six pages of a notebook - Forms,
Reports, Tables, Constants, Environment, and Drives.

Note that it will attempt to add itself to the PdxLite 
registry structure and become part of the Tools menu.

There is an attachment to this FAQ; a zipped-up form
called ToolBox.Exe. This is a Paradox form, last saved in
Paradox 9 SP 3.

========
2. Forms
========

Drop down the drop-list to see all the forms currently in
existance on the desktop. You have to do this each time, as
it enumerates the list when you click on the list.
You can elect to Show a hidden form, Close a form (Show it
first), and, when visible, enumerate all the objects on it.
This can be interesting, because you see how the noise names
change and also how the things like tableFrames expand into
actual objects.

==========
3. Reports
==========

Drop down the drop-list to see all the Reports currently in
existance on the desktop. You have to do this each time, as
it enumerates the list when you click on the list.
You can elect to Show a hidden Report, Close a Report (Show
it first), and, when visible, enumerate all the objects on 
it. This can be interesting, because you see how the noise 
names change and also how the things like tableFrames expand 
into actual objects.


==========
4. Tables
==========

Select an alias from the list, and then a table from the
list in that alias. Give the password if you will need it.

You can enumerate the fields, or enumerate them to the 
clipboard, like ProView does during Drag 'n' Drop. You can 
also display a list of the basic structure.

==========
5. Constants
==========

Just allows you to see an enumeration of all the Constants.
This can be helpful for finding out just what the reason for
an event is - you only get the number !!

Enumerate all your constants, and then you can either
show them all or select one sub-type to show. Display is 
in a tableView.

==========
6. Environment
==========

This lists all the ParadoxEnvironment, accessable by 
readEnvironmentString(), etc. Clicking on the tab title 
refreshes the display.

==========
7. Drives
==========

This lists all the drives available to Paradox, and their 
characteristics.
toolbox.exe


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